Do we have significant pest plants and animals? What are they? Why are they a problem? Where are they? What would you do to reduce their impact on the local environment?
(For example; Sweet Pittosporum and Coastal Tea Tree. Why are they problems? They are both native plants! FOXES!!!) Have we got a pest plant and pest animal list for our management plan? Have we mapped where they can be found?
We are aware of fox and rabit populations on the school property which we have gone to great lengths to exclude from the Wildlife Reserve and we have seen local people walking their dogs at the school and we saw local cats entering the school grounds at night. What do we do about these animals? All of them have an impact on the local flora and fauna.
What of the plants? Many introduced weeds were introduced when the school site was used for agriculture and many Australian natives have been planted with the best of intentions, but they are invasive pests - Sweet Pittosporum, Coast Tea-tree and Sallow Wattle in particular Neil and Will M
(For example; Sweet Pittosporum and Coastal Tea Tree. Why are they problems? They are both native plants! FOXES!!!)
Have we got a pest plant and pest animal list for our management plan? Have we mapped where they can be found?
We are aware of fox and rabit populations on the school property which we have gone to great lengths to exclude from the Wildlife Reserve and we have seen local people walking their dogs at the school and we saw local cats entering the school grounds at night. What do we do about these animals? All of them have an impact on the local flora and fauna.
What of the plants? Many introduced weeds were introduced when the school site was used for agriculture and many Australian natives have been planted with the best of intentions, but they are invasive pests - Sweet Pittosporum, Coast Tea-tree and Sallow Wattle in particular
Neil and Will M
Do we have significant pest plants?
cape weed
What is cape weed?